Applaud Definition

ə-plôd

applauded, applauding, applauds

verb

applauded, applauding, applauds

To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.

American Heritage

To show approval of by clapping, cheering, etc.

Webster's New World

To show approval by clapping, etc.

Webster's New World

To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.

American Heritage

To praise; commend.

I applaud your efforts.

Webster's New World

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noun

(obsolete) Applause; applauding.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) Plaudit.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Applaud

Singular:

applaud

Plural:

From Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English applauden from Latin applaudere ad- ad- plaudere to clap

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition